Millions in England placed under stricter blocking rules as Covid cases rise

As of Saturday, millions more people living in England will be placed on the Covid high alert. (Subscribe:

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a large rise in infections would lead to further reductions in Greater London, as well as in Essex, Derbyshire, York City, Barrow-in-Furness Town and Elmbridge district in Surrey. The fierce reaction of both local and conservative politicians forced the government to stop raising Manchester and Lancashire to the highest level of alert. Recent data from the UK show that there have been cases of coronaviruses confirmed by another 18,980 laboratories. The death toll in the last 24 hours is 138, very similar to yesterday’s figures, and 4,770 patients were hospitalized last week, 38% more than the previous week. We speak with Jonathan Reynolds, Minister of Shadow and Occupational Pensions, Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, and Dr. Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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